Lohud Boys Lacrosse Scoreboard: March 5

Yorktown and Ward Melville are getting back together, resuming a rivalry that took a four-year hiatus. The defending state champs are off to a 3-2 start, but the losses came against Chaminade and Northport. It's exactly the kind of challenge the Huskers need to find out where they are two weeks into the season.

Keep us posted if you're heading to Long Island for that one.

I'm going to be watching a new rivalry. Rye and Mamaroneck rank among the best programs south of I-287, and they are getting together for what should be a back-and-forth contest. You can follow me @LohudLacrosse for the updates.

There's another rivalry game that could be worth a quick glance. Briarcliff is unbeaten and untested, and will be hosting Pleasantville. I'm not expecting any surprises there, but the intensity rises whenever those schools meet.

Brewster is right in the midst of a difficult stretch that started with Somers and Lakeland/Panas, and will be at John Jay. A win there would help with the confidence. Suffern is playing Arlington. Both of those schools are working to become playoff contenders in Class A.

Leave a score, please, if you're out watching.

Saturday's games

Haldane at Wappingers, 11 a.m.

Robbinsville at Kennedy Catholic, 11 a.m.

Hen Hud at Fox Lane, 11 a.m.

Clarkstown North at Ardsley, 11 a.m.

Burke Catholic at Nanuet, 11 a.m.

Yorktown at Ward Melville, 11 a.m.

Rye Neck at Croton-Harmon, noon

Westlake at Ossining, noon

Pearl River at Hastings, noon

Arlington at Suffern, noon

Pearl River at Hastings, noon

North Salem at Putnam Valley, 1 p.m.

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 1 p.m.

Scarsdale at Irvington, 1:30 p.m.

Pelham at Bronxville, 2:30 p.m.

Brewster at John Jay, 5 p.m.

Rye at Mamaroneck, 6 p.m.

Somers at Harrison, 6:30 p.m.

Friday's games

Rye Country Day 15, Fieldston 6

Eastchester 13, Dobbs Ferry 3

North Rockland 10, Tappan Zee 3

Sleepy Hollow 8, Hastings 7

Nanuet 16, Peekskill 0

Cheshire 18, Masters 2

Edgemont 11, New Rochelle 8

North Rockland began taking possession of the ball more in the fourth quarter, and that helped the Red Raiders take possession of the DeMaggio Cup against Tappan Zee for the third straight year.

The DeMaggio Cup is in honor of the late Dave DeMaggio, a key figure in the founding of North Rockland's youth league. His son, Peter, played for Grasso and is now an assistant coach for him. So Grasso said the Cup "means a great deal to me."

Kyle Michella led the Red Raiders with three goals and two assists. Dylan Senatore contributed a hat trick. Tyler Senatore, who added a goal and an assist, picked up his 100th varsity point and he's only a sophomore. It all added up to North Rockland's third win in four games to begin the season.

"It's a good start," Grasso said. "You can't complain about 3-1."

Still, he sees his team being capable of more. He thinks the return of Adam Burlew from a broken hand will help. Grasso hopes the starting midfielder can come back within a couple of weeks.

"We have to get a lot better," Grasso said. "I don't think we're playing up to our potential."

Best of the rest

Dylan Bass contributed four goals and three assists and Riley van den Broek had four goals and two assists to keep Rye Country Day unbeaten. Kyle Halloran and Tyler Miller added three goals apiece. … Mason Brooks had four goals and one assist and Jacob Lerner had three goals and two assists in Edgemont's win at New Rochelle. … Billy Holland had four goals and four assists for Nanuet in its victory at Peekskill. Tom Fay and Brian McGreevy each added three goals and one assist. Keith Renz had two goals and two assists. ... Herschel Halesworth had one goal and four assists, helping Sleepy Hollow earn a win at Hastings. ... John Guido had three goals and four assists in Eastchester's win. Rob Lalli had two goals and 10 ground balls, while Anthony Sala added three goals and one assist.

Sports reporter:
Mike Dougherty has been covering sports in the Lower Hudson Valley for the last 25 years. After writing extensively about local high school and college athletics for The Journal News and LoHud.com, he spent a decade on the Knicks beat and several seasons covering the Giants. Mike has filed stories from the Super Bowl, World Series, NCAA Final Four, NBA Finals, U.S. Open and PGA Championship. He graduated from Slippery Rock University after spending two years at Kennedy Catholic in Somers and now lives in Brewster.